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No place in class for digital illiterateshttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/dec/06/teaching-digital-literacy
The notion of literacy has radically changed in the face of technologies that allow for different forms of expressions and levels of interaction, which is why teachers must adapt<p>When I was growing up in the 1970s we all had a pretty clear idea of what it meant to be "literate" — literacy, coupled with basic numeracy, was the mainstay of junior-school education, and these basic skills served us well for decades. Times, however, have changed and it's about time we revisited our notions of literacy for the digital age.</p><p>This 20th-century notion of literacy has, I believe, mutated as the world has evolved in the face of a barrage of technologies that allow for different forms of expression and different levels of interaction: both with media and with other readers, writers, producers and editors.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/dec/06/teaching-digital-literacy">Continue reading...</a>TeflTechnologyTue, 06 Dec 2011 14:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/dec/06/teaching-digital-literacyPhotograph: Dimitris Legakis/D Legakis Photography/AthenaShow and tell ... Bring Your Own Device initiatives harness learners' personal technology. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/D Legakis Photography/AthenaPhotograph: Dimitris Legakis/D Legakis Photography/AthenaShow and tell ... Bring Your Own Device initiatives harness learners' personal technology. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/D Legakis Photography/AthenaGavin Dudeney2011-12-06T14:00:02Z